Publications of Peter Fratzl

Amini, S.; Fratzl, P.; Hickey, R.: Synergy between dehydration and crystallization enhances the performance of a hydrogel-based actuator. RSC applied polymers: the application of polymers, both natural and synthetic (2026)

Sardhalia, V.; Dos Reis Ferreira, C.; Laurent, G. P.; Selmane, M.; Vallée, A.; Fregnaux, M.; Li, X.; De Frutos, M.; Fitch, A.; Schmitt, C. N. Z. et al.; Amini, S.; Zou, Z.; Polishchuk, I.; Pokroy, B.; Fratzl, P.; Azaïs, T.; Nassif, N.; Albéric, M.: Halochromic modulation of amorphous calcium carbonate crystallization driven by pH-responsive bioinspired pigments. Nature Communications (2026)

Skoury, L.; Rosenthal, N.; Wortmann, T.; Menges, A.; Fratzl, P.; Eder, M.; Dierichs, K.: Modelling cocoon spinning: an agent-based computational approach. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2026)

Yi, L.; Zhang, X.; Gao, J.; Chen, J.; Huang, C.; Sun, T.; Gao, G.; Fratzl, P.; Fu, Z.; Zou, Z.: Bioprocessing-inspired programmed collagen intrafibrillar mineralization controlled by ligand chain length of gold nanoclusters. Advanced Functional Materials, e76228 (2026)

Akbar, T. F.; Jimenez-Rodriguez, C. A.; Biktimirova, R.; Hermes, I.; Kurth, T.; Pham, M. D.; Tsurkan, M.; Friedrichs, J.; Morgan, F. L. C.; Kleemann, H. et al.; Guskova, O.; Freudenberg, U.; Fratzl, P.; Werner, C.; Tondera, C.; Minev, I. R.: Conductive hydrogels for exogenous sensing and cell fate control. Advanced Materials 38 (40), e72866 (2026)

Anuth, S.; Bortel, E.; Villanova, J.; Suuronen, J.-P.; Geissler, S.; Cipitria, A.; Fratzl, P.; Fretwurst, T.; Nelson, K.; Nahles, S. et al.; Hesse, B.: Nano-scale evidence for osteocyte network integration across bone remodeling interfaces in human bone revealed by synchrotron nanoCT. Materials Today Bio, 102813 (2026)

Barnes, A. M.; Rajpar, M. H.; Perosky, J. E.; Blouin, S.; Khoury, B.; Weis, M.; Hefferan, T.; Derkyi, A.; Guterman-Ram, G.; Hedjazi, G. et al.; Campbell, K.; Stephan, C.; Eyre, D. R.; Dale, R. K.; Fratzl, P.; Kozloff, K. M.; Fratzl-Zelman, N.; Marini, J. C.: Murine model of high bone mass osteogenesis imperfecta exhibits bone matrix hyper-mineralization, misaligned mineral crystals, and altered osteoblast differentiation. Bone research 14, 67 (2026)

Gabler, M.; Raguin, E.; Scoppola, E.; Steigenberger, B.; Yeroslaviz, A.; Werner, P. E.; Fratzl, P.; Jehle, F.: Calcium tunes snail mucus-based materials to multiple functions. Science 393 (6811), pp. 596 - 600 (2026)

Jones, C. E.; Blouin, S.; Raguin, E.; Weinkamer, R.; Berzlanovich, A.; Fratzl, P.; Hartmann, M. A.: The human osteocyte lacunocanalicular network structure in osteons of the iliac crest of elderly women depends on mineral content but not individual age. Acta Biomaterialia 209, pp. 493 - 503 (2026)

Morenc, M.; Medeiros Savi, F.; Tits, A.; Buenzli, P. R.; Weinkamer, R.; Fratzl, P.; Bock, N.: Rethinking osteocyte models in vitro: the need for mineralised extracellular matrix and network architecture. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 14, 1895189 (2026)

Münch, J.; Pramanik, T.; Tunn, I.; Simon, L.; Rödel, C. J.; Amini, S.; Fratzl, P.; Blank, K.; Cleaver, O.; Abdelilah-Seyfried, S.: Fibrin defines tissue stiffness and biomechanical signalling in regenerating zebrafish hearts as revealed by high-resolution stiffness mapping. iScience 29 (4), 115231 (2026)

Palakurthy, S.; Pilz-Allen, C.; Fratzl, P.; Elbaum, R.: Plant-based matrix for bone apatite biomineralization: in vitro bioactivity, biocompatibility, and degradability of lignin and lignin-silica composites. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 12 (7), pp. 3391 - 3402 (2026)

Regev, O.; Fratzl, P.; Raguin, E.; Antonietti, M.: A termite-inspired alternative to cement. Advanced Functional Materials 36 (27), e16256 (2026)

Schemenz, V.; Rummler, M.; Van Tol, A.; Vitienes, I.; Thiele, T.; Hartmann, M. A.; Burghammer, M.; Fratzl, P.; Weinkamer, R.; Willie, B. M. et al.; Wagermaier, W.: Correlations between osteocyte lacuno-canalicular network and material characteristics in healthy and mechanically stimulated murine tibiae. Advanced nanoBiomed research 6 (5), e202500169 (2026)

Sievers-Liebschner, J.; Welzel, P. B.; Fusenig, M.; Sturm, L.; Pette, D.; Wagermaier, W.; Fischbach, C.; Fratzl, P.; Werner, C.: Mineralized cryogel/hydrogel constructs to recapitulate early breast cancer bone metastasis in vitro. Advanced Science 13 (18), e19798 (2026)

Siri, M.; Mangiarotti, A.; Seewald, A.; Rosenthal, N.; Amini, S.; Raguin, E.; Fratzl, P.; Bidan, C. M.: E. coli extracellular matrix: a tunable composite with hierarchical structure. Advanced Materials 38 (43), e73724 (2026)

Akabane, C.; Kimura, M.; Yamamoto, Y.; Shimizu, N.; Weinkamer, R.; Wagermaier, W.; Fratzl, P.; Kashiwagi, Y.; Sawada, K.; Murakami, S.: Nanostructural analysis of age-related changes affecting human dentin. Calcified Tissue International 116, 12 (2025)

Amini, S.; Zaslansky, P.; Pokroy, B.; Fratzl, P.: Elastic energy storage in biological materials: internal stresses and their functionality. Advanced Materials 37 (51), e08442 (2025)

Asa, P.; Dobler, J. M.; Fratzl, P.; Farmer, J.; Huber, J. A. J.; Jouy, F.; Kang, N.; Kesselring, R.; Kubelík, A.; Krauthausen, K. et al.; Mai, I.; Noda, S.; Neuhäuser, S.; Rhein, J.; Stock, R.; Wolff, K.; Dierichs, K.: symbiotic wood. •able journal (2025)

Badar, W.; Inamdar, S. R.; Fratzl, P.; Snow, T.; Terrill, N. J.; Knight, M. M.; Gupta, H. S.: Nonlinear stress-induced transformations in collagen fibrillar organization, disorder and strain mechanisms in the bone-cartilage unit. Advanced Science 12 (1), 2407649 (2025)